Ukrainian troops shelled grain storage facilities in Andreyevka near Berdyansk in the Zaporozhye region, the Berdynask mayor’s office said on Monday.

"At about 19:30 local time today, Ukrainian troops hit agrarian buildings in the settlement of Andreyevka, which held harvested grain. Ukraine is obviously seeking to create grounds for a humanitarian catastrophe and deprive people of food," it wrote on its Telegram channel.

According to the mayor’s office, the incident tool place in a suburb "where there are no military facilities." Information about casualties and damages is being verified.